10:21 PM,
Apr. 9, 2014

Children and adults can dress up to be featured performers in The Nylon Zoo during KidFest! Ridgeland.

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KidFest! Ridgeland starts this weekend and continues next weekend, delivering family fun with new attractions and returning crowd favorites.

New this year is the Bengal Tiger Encounter on Saturday and Sunday, a program meant to educate the public on the loss of habitat and killing of tigers for profit in India and Asia. Also new is Those Funny Little People made of life-sized puppets who dance and sing, appearing April 18 and April 19.

"Other than food and a limited number of souvenirs, you can see and do everything for one price," said Chris Chance, director of Ridgeland Recreation and Parks. ...